Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum, 6 p.m.
AIA Kershaw Lecture by Clemens Reichel, University of Toronto
"Worlds in Collision—Urbanism, Competition and Conflict in Northern Syria during the Chalcolithic period (4500 – 3000 B.C.)"
Reception to follow.
For more information about the speaker: http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10224&lid=209)
If you'd like to join the speaker for dinner after the lecture, RSVP to Katy Blanchard (kblancha@sas.upenn.edu) by Oct. 15.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum, 6 p.m.
AIA Kress Lecture by Nejib ben Lazreg
Institut National du Patrimoine, Tunisia
"The Roman Mosaics of Tunisia"
Reception to follow.
For more information about the speaker: (http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10224&lid=177)
If you'd like to join the speaker for dinner after the lecture, RSVP to Katy Blanchard (kblancha@sas.upenn.edu) by March 10, 2010.
Other Lectures and Events
September 26, 2009 through January 10, 2010, Penn Museum
Recently Opened Exhibit!!
His Golden Touch: The Gordion Drawings of Piet de Jong
For more information visit the Penn Museum website: http://www.penn.museum/current-changing-exhibits/272-his-golden-touch-the-gordion-drawings-of-piet-de-jong-.html
The AIA has partnered with many museums around the country. Your AIA membership is worth $2.00 off the admission fee to the Penn Museum.
Sunday, October 25, 2009, Penn Museum
Grand Re-Opening of the Near East Galleries!!!
Iraq's Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur's Royal Cemetery
See the Penn Museum's website for additional information:
http://penn.museum/press-releases/642-iraqs-ancient-past-rediscovering-urs-royal-cemetery-opens-25-october-2009.html
http://penn.museum/upcoming-exhibits/267-iraq.html
The AIA has partnered with many museums around the country. Your AIA membership is worth $2.00 off the admission fee to the Penn Museum.
Additionally, the Center for Ancient Studies at the University of Pennsylvania keeps a list of events related to Ancient Studies taking place at Penn and other institutions in the region (http://www.sas.upenn.edu/ancient). This list for this week is:
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"Divine Kingship: A View From Ancient Mesopotamia"
Philip Jones, University of Pennsylvania
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 - 12:00 PM
Penn Museum Classroom 2, University of Pennsylvania
Sponsored by: Penn Museum
Ancient Mesopotamians accorded their kings divine status on and off for about a thousand years. What did they mean by this honor and what does this phenomenon have in common with other examples of divine kingship from around the globe?
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"Discovering the Pantheon's Lost Original Exterior"
Amanda Reiterman, University of Pennsylvania
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 - 5:00 PM
Cherpack Lounge, 543 Williams Hall, University of Pennsylvania
Sponserd by: The Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia; The Center for Italian Studies; The Department of Romance Languages at the University of Pennsylvania
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"Worlds in Collision--Urbanism, Competition and Conflict in Northern Syria during the Chalcolithic Period (4500-3000 BC)"
Clemens Reichel, University of Toronto
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 - 6:00 PM
Penn Museum Rainey Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania
Sponsored by: Archaeological Institute of America
Reception to follow.
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"Ancient Toilets and Toilet Habits: A Closer Look at Qumran"
Jodi Magness, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Thursday, 29 October 2009 - 12:00 PM
Classroom 1, Penn Museum, University of Pennsylvania
Sponsored by: Graduate Group in Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World, University of Pennsylvania
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"Supplication and Street Theater in Athens"
Alex Gottesman, Temple University
Thursday, 29 October 2009 - 4:30 PM
Cohen Hall 337, University of Pennsylvania
Sponsored by: Department of Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Coffees and cookies in the second floor lounge at 4 PM.
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"The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls"
Jodi Magness, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Thursday, 29 October 2009 - 6:00 PM
Penn Museum , University of Pennsylvania
Sponsored by: Penn Museum
In the mid-1940s, a Bedouin boy discovered the first Dead Sea Scrolls in a cave near the site of Qumran, in Israel’s West Bank by the shore of the Dead Sea. Eventually over 900 scrolls dating to the late Second Temple period (approximately the time of Jesus) were discovered in 11 caves around Qumran.
Dr. Jodi Magness, the Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and author of The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, discusses the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which were deposited in the caves by members of a Jewish sect that lived at Qumran.
Reception with book signing and cash bar follows. Free Lecture. Registeration recommended.
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"East Meets West at the Archaic Temple of Hera at Mons Repos, Corfus"
Philip Sapirstein, University of Pennsylvania
Friday, 30 October 2009 - 4:30 PM
Carpenter Library B21, Bryn Mawr College
Tea will be held at 4 PM before the lecture in the Quita Woodward Room, which is in the Thomas Library.
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AIA Membership Incentives
If anyone is interested in becoming a NEW member of the AIA, we have a promotional discounted membership plan in place that also significantly benefits our local society:
AIA Mem. reg. rate $50 - $10 disc. = $40 promo. rate (and $20 will go to Phila. Soc.) AIA Mem.+Archaeo. Mag. reg. rate $66 - $11 disc. = $55 (and $28 will go to Phila. Soc.)
AIA Mem.+AJA reg. rate $125 - $25 = $100 (and $40 will go to Phila. Soc.)AIA Mem.+AJA+Archaeo. reg. rate $141 - $26 = $115 (and $48 will go to Phila. Soc.) Student Mem. reg. rate $26 - $7 = $19 (and $8 will go to Phila. Soc.) Student Mem.+Archaeo. reg. rate $42 - $16 = $26 (and $8 will go to Phila. Soc.) Student Mem.+AJA reg. rate $73 - $34 = $39 (and $8 will go to Phila. Soc.) Stud. Mem.+AJA+Archaeo. reg. rate $89 - $41 = 48 (and $8 will go to Phila. Soc.)
Please see http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10322 for more information. Please contact your local society officers if you are interested in taking advantage of this excellent membership opportunity.
The AIA is offering an excellent opportunity for local societies to win an additional lecture. For every donation of $25 that the AIA receives on behalf of our local society, our society’s name will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win an additional lecture for the 2009-2010 Lecture Program. Please mention the Lecture Lottery when making your gift. The more $25 donations we collect, the more lottery entries we will receive! If our society receives a gift larger than $25, your society’s name will be put into the lottery with each increment of $25. The easiest way to enter is by completing the form here (http://www.archaeological.org/pdfs/AIAlottery_donation_form.pdf), referencing our local society, and sending your donation to the AIA! For more information: http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10321.
AIA Fellowships, Scholarships, and Grants
The AIA offers various funding opportunities for travel and study and publication assistance. Complete information, guidelines, and application forms can be found on the AIA’s website, at http://www.archaeological.org/, and by contacting the Fellowship Coordinator at lsparks@aia.bu.edu, (617) 358-4184. Please check the AIA’s website or contact the Fellowship Coordinator for updates on deadlines, awards, application guidelines and requirements, and for information on other funding opportunities.
OLIVIA JAMES TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: November 1; announced February 1
Amount: $25,000
Purpose: For travel and study in Greece, the Aegean Islands, Sicily, Southern Italy, Asia Minor, Mesopotamia. Open to all students, but preference is given to those doing research toward a Ph.D. or who are recent recipients (within 5 years of the application deadline) of a Ph.D. Not intended to support excavations.
Requirements: Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen.
HELEN M. WOODRUFF FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: November 1 (applications must be sent to the American Academy in Rome, see AIA website for details)
Amount: $10,000
Purpose: A pre- or post-doctoral fellowship for study of archaeology and classical studies has been established by the Institute at the American Academy in Rome. This Fellowship, with other funds from the AAR, will support a Rome Prize Fellowship.
Requirements: The AAR receives all applications. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.
HARRIET and LEON POMERANCE FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: November 1; announced February 1
Amount: $5,000
Purpose: Individual project of a scholarly nature related to Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology
Requirements: Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S or Canada, or be actively pursuing an advanced degree at a North American college or university. Previous Pomerance Fellows are not eligible.
ANNA C. AND OLIVER C. COLBURN FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2010; announced April 15, 2010
(offered every two years)
Amount: $11,000
Purpose: Support of studies at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece, for no more than a year. Geographic area and cultural period not otherwise specified. Fellowship is awarded bi-annually.
Requirements: Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. or Canada, must be at the pre-doctoral stage or have recently received a Ph.D. (within 5 years of the date of the application), and must apply concurrently to the ASCSA for Associate Membership or Student Association Membership. See AIA website for other requirements
ARCHAEOLOGY OF PORTUGAL FUND
Deadline: November 1; announced February 1
Amount: Typical award is $4,000, but may vary
Purpose: To support archaeological study
in Portugal.
Requirements: Portuguese, American, and other international scholars are invited to apply.
AIA/DAI STUDY IN BERLIN FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: February 28 (applications must be sent to the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, see AIA website for details)
Purpose: Support of an AIA Research Fellow at the DAI’s library facilities in Berlin, Germany
Requirements: Applicants must be archaeologists based in North America and members of the AIA. See the AIA website for further details and guidelines.
AIA/DAI STUDY IN THE U.S. FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: March 1 (for fall semester) and November 1 (for spring semester)
Purpose: Support of a DAI Research Fellow at either the Cotsen Institute (UCLA) or Joukowsky Institute (Brown University)
Requirements: Applicants must be archaeologists employed by the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut. See the AIA website for further details and guidelines.
JANE C. WALDBAUM ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: March 15; announced April 20
Amount: $1,000
Purpose: To support participation in an archaeological excavation or survey project.
Requirements: Open to junior & senior undergraduates, and 1st year graduate students who are currently enrolled in a U.S. or Canadian college or university. Applicants cannot have previously participated in an archaeological excavation.
APA/AIA MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: December 14, 2009; announced by end of January, 2010 (Applications must be sent to the American Philological Association)
Amount: $3,000 maximum, award amount
varies
Purpose: To further a minority undergraduate’s preparation for graduate work in classics or classical archaeology.
Requirements: See AIA website for details and link to APA website. “Minority” includes African American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American, and Native American students.
PUBLICATION PREPARATION GRANT
Deadline: November 1; announced February 1
Amount: $5,000 (over 2 years)
Purpose: To support scholars in completing and publishing field research in a peer-reviewed outlet. The grant is intended to assist in the final analysis and writing of the results of field research so that, by the end of the second year, a completed manuscript may be submitted for publication.
Requirements: Application is open to graduate students and postdoctoral professionals. See AIA website for other requirements
PUBLICATION SUBVENTION GRANT
Deadline: March 1 and November 1
Amount: Typical award is $5,000, but may vary
Purpose: To support new book-length publications in the field of Classical Archaeology (defined as Greek, Roman, and Etruscan archaeology & art history). Particularly welcome are first-time authors and/or final reports of excavated or surveyed sites as yet unpublished.
Requirements: Nominations should be submitted by eligible non-profit publishers such as university or museum presses. See the AIA website for more requirements.
OLIVIA JAMES TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: November 1; announced February 1
Amount: $25,000
Purpose: For travel and study in Greece, the Aegean Islands, Sicily, Southern Italy, Asia Minor, Mesopotamia. Open to all students, but preference is given to those doing research toward a Ph.D. or who are recent recipients (within 5 years of the application deadline) of a Ph.D. Not intended to support excavations.
Requirements: Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen.
HELEN M. WOODRUFF FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: November 1 (applications must be sent to the American Academy in Rome, see AIA website for details)
Amount: $10,000
Purpose: A pre- or post-doctoral fellowship for study of archaeology and classical studies has been established by the Institute at the American Academy in Rome. This Fellowship, with other funds from the AAR, will support a Rome Prize Fellowship.
Requirements: The AAR receives all applications. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.
HARRIET and LEON POMERANCE FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: November 1; announced February 1
Amount: $5,000
Purpose: Individual project of a scholarly nature related to Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology
Requirements: Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S or Canada, or be actively pursuing an advanced degree at a North American college or university. Previous Pomerance Fellows are not eligible.
ANNA C. AND OLIVER C. COLBURN FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2010; announced April 15, 2010
(offered every two years)
Amount: $11,000
Purpose: Support of studies at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece, for no more than a year. Geographic area and cultural period not otherwise specified. Fellowship is awarded bi-annually.
Requirements: Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. or Canada, must be at the pre-doctoral stage or have recently received a Ph.D. (within 5 years of the date of the application), and must apply concurrently to the ASCSA for Associate Membership or Student Association Membership. See AIA website for other requirements
ARCHAEOLOGY OF PORTUGAL FUND
Deadline: November 1; announced February 1
Amount: Typical award is $4,000, but may vary
Purpose: To support archaeological study
in Portugal.
Requirements: Portuguese, American, and other international scholars are invited to apply.
AIA/DAI STUDY IN BERLIN FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: February 28 (applications must be sent to the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, see AIA website for details)
Purpose: Support of an AIA Research Fellow at the DAI’s library facilities in Berlin, Germany
Requirements: Applicants must be archaeologists based in North America and members of the AIA. See the AIA website for further details and guidelines.
AIA/DAI STUDY IN THE U.S. FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: March 1 (for fall semester) and November 1 (for spring semester)
Purpose: Support of a DAI Research Fellow at either the Cotsen Institute (UCLA) or Joukowsky Institute (Brown University)
Requirements: Applicants must be archaeologists employed by the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut. See the AIA website for further details and guidelines.
JANE C. WALDBAUM ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: March 15; announced April 20
Amount: $1,000
Purpose: To support participation in an archaeological excavation or survey project.
Requirements: Open to junior & senior undergraduates, and 1st year graduate students who are currently enrolled in a U.S. or Canadian college or university. Applicants cannot have previously participated in an archaeological excavation.
APA/AIA MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: December 14, 2009; announced by end of January, 2010 (Applications must be sent to the American Philological Association)
Amount: $3,000 maximum, award amount
varies
Purpose: To further a minority undergraduate’s preparation for graduate work in classics or classical archaeology.
Requirements: See AIA website for details and link to APA website. “Minority” includes African American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American, and Native American students.
PUBLICATION PREPARATION GRANT
Deadline: November 1; announced February 1
Amount: $5,000 (over 2 years)
Purpose: To support scholars in completing and publishing field research in a peer-reviewed outlet. The grant is intended to assist in the final analysis and writing of the results of field research so that, by the end of the second year, a completed manuscript may be submitted for publication.
Requirements: Application is open to graduate students and postdoctoral professionals. See AIA website for other requirements
PUBLICATION SUBVENTION GRANT
Deadline: March 1 and November 1
Amount: Typical award is $5,000, but may vary
Purpose: To support new book-length publications in the field of Classical Archaeology (defined as Greek, Roman, and Etruscan archaeology & art history). Particularly welcome are first-time authors and/or final reports of excavated or surveyed sites as yet unpublished.
Requirements: Nominations should be submitted by eligible non-profit publishers such as university or museum presses. See the AIA website for more requirements.
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